The Republican journal., 1887-05-26
NUMBER 81.
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER TIE STATE

The articles of association of the new
'Boston and Quebec Air Line Railroad"
have been filed i'll the secretary of States
ollIce at augusta, and a charter granted
under the general law. The railroad is
10 he constructed, maintained and opcr-
ateu from or near the Maine Central de
pot at SkoWhegan to the location Of the
international Railway Company in Jack
mantown Plantation. The length of the
Inc Is as near as may be, sevcnty-live
miles. The names Of the towns through
or into which said road is to be made are
SkoWheg2n, Madison, Scion, Bingham,
Moscow, Carratunk Plantation, The
FORKS Plantation, Township No. 3, call
ed Parlin Pond, Range 7, and .Jackman-
town Plantation. The amount of the
capital stock of the company is $3.50, 600
divided into shares of 800 each.
The corporators of the Penobscot Cen
tral railroad organized at East Corinth
May Is, by choosing the following direc
tors John Morrison, Corinth; J. IL.
Higgins, Charleston ,Jerrard Levant.
Il. =. Batchclder, j. b. Nichols, Ken
duskeag; VIM. Il. Pearson. f. O. Bcal.
f. a. Wilson, e. V. Lord, George Var
ney, Bangor; NJ. ID. klngsburv. Brad
ford; Hutchinson Atkinson. George S.
Clark. Garland. Subsequently the d.
rectors organized by the choice of John
MORRISON as president and r. p Batch
elder secretary.
KNIGHTS or PYTHIAS.
lhe annual meeting Of the Grand
Lodge Knights Of pythias was held in
Gardiner. May IL. Every grand officer
was present Fifty lodges were reurc.
scented. Among the prominent men
were Hon. }, II. Drummond, of Port,
l%hd, Mayor Bragg, Of Bangor, Con. T.
". ''upti, of Saco, Several candidates
received the Past Grand Chancellor de-
gree, +. G. Farl inston. Grand Chanccl
Tor. delivered an address. J. F. Chnte
Grand Keeper Of Records and Seals
mate It report, showing the order to be
IN II very prosperous condition Three
new lodges have been Instituted dnrinr
the Year. The net gain in MEMBERSHIP
during the year is G3G Officers were
elected as follows: Grand Chancellor
George ". !lrzaton Gardiner. Grand
Wee Chancellor, Granville Blake. An.
huih EraHd IrclAtr, Richard NJ. Libby.
Portland; Grand Master Of the Eyehr,
Iacr, +. c. Nillikeu, Portland; Grand
'',oiuS anu seals, j. f.
VIZ .|'V, VI '.''"u "''i,d Master at Arms,
Inn ~. " r "'irii' Iuihoerl"nd Mills; Grand
r'rI! r ru'e.', ooiiIi NJ: Deerll9, Blddc-
ioaa ' v N'1 mn'1n' w. ,. Banks, Port
"raa, '',t .I'lV representative, W. w.
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\ meeting IF the sixteen roh,uirs nf
the or'Irr Of l3" rii.!im Fathers If
Maine, f,r th- eNrmpiItcatjna Of I'M
Wolk oi the order, Was hpld in L"uI~tnr
Nay 18Th Supreme Governor \. II
Morse, N1lcm Mass, Supreme Secretary
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Pitnr Irclsiiler (. T. Ruobcc. law
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ent. IN ihe evening. after the baunnrt
an address ly Supreme Governor Mn,sr
closed the proceedings. There WAS ,
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